Double, double, toil, and … swirl! Conjure up something wickedly delicious for Halloween with this Witches’ Brew Soft Serve Frozen Kefir made with Lifeway.
A Halloween-Inspired Soft Serve Made with Better Ingredients
To make this healthy soft serve frozen kefir, we blended bright matcha green tea powder with vibrant wild berries for a green and purple soft serve that’s finished with a dusting of edible glitter. This bewitching frozen treat tastes like pure magic without any trickery, and that’s all thanks to Lifeway Kefir!
Lifeway Organic Whole Milk Kefir is rich, creamy, and packed with billions of live probiotics and high-quality protein. It’s the best way to create healthy, chilly treats like this soft serve at home without any sacrifices. Lifeway is the original kefir and made with nutrient-rich milk and live cultures without any gluten, gums, or artificial ingredients. It’s also lactose intolerant friendly, so you can enjoy healthy, fun recipes like this Witches’ Brew Soft Serve Frozen Kefir without worry — or a post-dessert tummyache.
Cast a spell on your sweet tooth, and treat your microbiome to something spellbinding with this festive recipe!
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The Benefits of Cultured Dairy for Better Health:
Research continues to show the importance of eating healthy foods, including cultured dairy such as kefir, for better gut health, a strong immune system, and to support the microbiome. Fermented foods like kefir hold important value in this line of research due to the link between the gut-brain axis and overall health.
Specifically, kefir has been shown to help diversify the microbiome, support the digestive system, reduce inflammation, support healthier blood sugar levels, and improve satiety since the bioavailable protein it contains triggers the release of GLP-1. Lifeway Kefir also contains a variety of nutrients that are vital for healthy bones and overall health, including vitamins D3, K, and B12 along with calcium and potassium. Along with our kefir, we also offer our creamy Lifeway Farmer Cheese, a high protein cheese made with live and active cultures to support a healthy microbiome that’s easy to spread and contains no added salt or sugar.
Prep Time: Varies - See Directions Servings: 2Ingredients
Matcha Swirl:
- 1 1/2 cups Organic Whole Milk Plain Kefir
- *or try any of our other whole milk kefir varieties
- 1 1/2 a frozen banana (sliced if needed)
- 2 1/2 tbsp. pure maple syrup or raw honey
Berry Swirl:
- 1 1/2 cups Organic Whole Milk Plain Kefir
- *or try any of our other whole milk kefir varieties
- 1 frozen banana (sliced if needed)
- 1/2 cup wild blueberries (we used Wyman's)
- 1/4 cup frozen blackberries
- 2 tbsp. pure maple syrup or raw honey
Garnish:
- edible sprinkles or glitter sprinkles
Directions
Make It With a Ninja® CREAMi®:
- Blend the ingredients for the Matcha Swirl layer together on high until very smooth. Transfer the mixture to a Ninja® CREAMi® container, seal with a lid, and freeze overnight.
- Repeat with the Berry Swirl layer by blending the ingredients together, then transferring it to a Ninja® CREAMi® container. Seal with a lid, and freeze overnight.
- One flavor at a time, remove the lid and process the base by selecting soft serve, then ice cream. If your machine doesn't have a soft serve function, simply process it as ice cream. Re-spin if needed if the texture seems crumbly.
- Remove half a portion from each container and transfer to two separate chilled bowls. Then place the berry portion next to the matcha portion in one container, and then a portion of the matcha next to the berry portion in the other container. You should have two containers each with half berry and half matcha mixtures at this point.
- If your machine has a soft serve function, secure the lids to the containers and attach the swirl nozzle to process as soft serve. Pull the leaver and dispense the soft serve into cones or bowls. Garnish with edible glitter and enjoy right away. If your machine doesn't have a soft serve function, simply scoop it out of the containers from step 5 and garnish with edible glitter or sprinkles.
Make It Without a Ninja® CREAMi®:
- Blend the ingredients for the Matcha Swirl layer and the Berry Swirl layer separately. Pour each mixture into a shallow, glass or silicone container with a lid, then swirl to combine the colors. Put the lid on the container, and freeze for 4 hours. Check after 4 hours, scrape down the sides to mix, then freeze again until fully frozen.
- After frozen, remove from the freezer, let it sit for 5 minutes on the container, then scoop and serve in bowls or cones. Add edible glitter or glitter sprinkles, and enjoy!
- f you have an electric ice cream maker, you can make this recipe by blending the frozen ingredients, pouring into the machine, and letting it process until frozen to a scoopable consistency. Scoop into bowls and top with edible glitter or glitter sprinkles.
